The purpose of this paper is to analyze how institutions can facilitate or inhibit radical innovation. The authors maintain that organizational radical innovation is necessary to maintain a competitive advantage and evolve in the market place, and institutions are the basis of this innovation. From an innovation and Service Dominant Logic perspective, the authors propose network ties to be a determining factor for the achievement of innovation through institutionalization in the University knowledge management context.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tec
